Kompot French Bakery Odessa Ukraine

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LIVE from Odessa Ukraine it’s Rick Butts! Notice the American Christmas music playing in the background of the video. Why is this particularly interesting? Because it’s January 5th. Ukrainians celebrate Christmas on January 7th (their big holiday is New Years – a lot more like our Christmas traditions with family, gifts, and warm seasons wishes. [...]

Rick Butts Ukraine Update

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Been in Ukraine for 2 weeks, which seems outrageous, the time has flown by. I made this update in an impromptu fashion (shocker!) but thought I’d publish it for the sake of my relatives who thought I’d disappeared. We are planning on taking the train to Odessa on December 6, 2011. Follow more stuff on [...]

Stardust Factor is LIVE

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The Stardust Factor is for writers, speakers, consultants, and other creative types who want to create a profitable and sustainable business from their own ideas. The opening of this membership website is the fulfillment of a goal I’ve had for quite some time, and I’m really excited to share it with you! For a very [...]

Colorado Man Electrocted By Internet Gains Bizarre Powers

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This shocking video was recorded live in Las Vegas at the Internet Marketing Superconference. Witnessed by Jack Humphrey, Colin McDougall, Len Thurmond, Carl Galletti, William Shatner, and Leonard Nimoy. Since many of you are finding out about me from the white hot discussion about unsubscribing from email lists – I thought I’d include something to [...]

Mimimalist World View

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Regular readers (and slightly irregular readers) of this blog will notice that everything has freakin’ changed! Well, you voted for change, right? Choosing a layout for this site has driven me crazy. When I discovered the single column layout for my WordPress theme, it was like Hosanna! Yeah! FREEDOM! I’m sure the cleanliness is jarring [...]

Of Course

That’s my new semi-sarcastic, neo-fatalistic, jaded response to anything that doesn’t go my way. "Of course…." (you can imagine the tone. Emphasis on the Of. Someone cuts you off in traffic – "Of, course." They run out of what you’ve been standing in line for just as you get to the front, "Of course." Sigh [...]

I found this picture of me in Machu Picchu Peru

While rummaging through my desk drawer I found this picture of me standing just above Machu Picchu, Peru on a bright and sunny June day. I will never forget this day as long as I live – not for the timeless beauty and mystery of the ancient Inca city – although that was all there. [...]